반시읏

Korean

Etymology

From 반 (半, ban) + 시읏 (sieut).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nɕʰiɯt̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)시읃]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bansieut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bansieus
McCune–Reischauer?	pansiŭt
Yale Romanization?	pānsius

Noun

반시읏 • (bansieut)

1. (North Korea, phonology) the obsolete Korean consonant ㅿ.

Usage notes

• The Hunmin Jeongeum notes that ㅿ is a half-tooth sound pronounced like the initial sound of 穰.
• ㅿ used in the initial position of Chinese characters have all been changed to ㅇ in Korea today. The examples are 日, 人, 弱, 穰, 兒, 入, 如, 潤, 容, 扔, 熱, 若, 軟, 銳, 壤, 䓴, 葇, 儒, 緌, 袵, 橈, 刃, 絍, 撋, 汝, 二, 貳, 邇, 栭, 栮, 餌, 珥 and 輀 (日 , 人 , 弱 , 穰 , 兒 , 入 , 如 , 潤 , 容 , 扔 , 熱 , 若 , 軟 , 銳 , 壤 , 䓴 , 葇 , 儒 , 緌 , 袵 , 橈 , 刃 , 絍 , 撋 , 汝 , 二 , 貳 , 邇 , 栭 , 栮 , 餌 , 珥 and 輀).